Netsuke

Description

Netsuke of whale tooth, Jurojin standing with a staff and a scroll, unsigned: Japan

Museum reference

A.1946.594

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Netsuke

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Materials

Whale tooth

Physical description

Whale tooth

Associations

Depicted: Jurojin

Exhibitions

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.10